FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas added another player to its 2012-13 roster Wednesday, when junior college power forward Coty Clarke told Hawgs Illustrated he had committed to the Razorbacks.

The 6-foot-7 Clarke attended Lawson State (Ala.) Community College and averaged 16.2 points and 13.5 rebounds a game. He was the nation’s second-leading JUCO rebounder last season. Lawson played high school basketball at Pinson Valley High in Alabama.

Lawson — who reportedly had offers from Georgia, Auburn, Memphis, Bradley and Southern Miss — will join an Arkansas roster that will feature plenty of new faces next season.

He is the fifth 2012 signee, joining forwards Jacorey Williams and Michael Qualls, and guards Anthlon Bell and Dee Wagner. The Hogs also added Houston transfer Alandise Harris, a Little Rock native, to the roster earlier this spring.

Petrino’s motorcycle for sale

A piece of infamous Arkansas sports history is now for sale.

Former Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino’s 2007 Harley Davidson, which he wrecked on April 1 off Highway 16 near the town of Crosses, is being auctioned off on the website Copart.com this month.

The accident — and the events that followed over the next several days — eventually led to Petrino’s dismissal on April 10.

Petrino initially lied about being the only person involved in the accident. Jessica Dorrell, a 25-year-old employee Petrino had recently hired, was on the back of the motorcycle. Petrino later admitted to having an affair with Dorrell and paying her $20,000 in gifts after she had been hired.

Petrino’s Arkansas contract was terminated for cause and John L. Smith was hired to lead the program through the 2012 season.

The vehicle identification number for Petrino’s motorcycle, which has a Razorback on the gas tank and the phrase “Hawg Wild” inscribed on it, matches the one in the Arkansas State Police accident report. The auction site lists the motorcycle’s odometer at 1,032 miles and its retail value is set at $16,000. Estimated damages are $18,481.

Pictures of the motorcycle show visible damage to the front end. The wind screen — which was present in police photos taken at the accident scene — also is missing.

The highest bid for the motorcycle had reached $4,000 late Tuesday afternoon. The bidding is expected to last through May 30.

Track looks for SEC triple crown

The Arkansas men’s track program is trying to accomplish a first in coach Chris Bucknam’s four-year tenure: winning a Southeastern Conference triple crown.

The Razorbacks can accomplish it this week when it competes in the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships in Baton Rouge, La. Arkansas accomplished the first two legs after winning the 2011 SEC cross country title last fall and following it with the 2012 SEC Indoor Track championship.

“We know it’s there,” Arkansas assistant Doug Case said Tuesday. “We know it’s in the back of our mind and it’s present. We talk about it a little bit, but I think that overall we’re just trying to do what we can do. We are confident we can go into this SEC meet and win this meet.”

The four-day meet begins with the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon today. It wraps up Sunday night with the 4x400-meter relay.

Sixth-ranked Arkansas is one of three SEC teams in the top 10 of the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll. The Razorbacks join top-ranked Florida and No. 9 LSU. Ole Miss (No. 11), Mississippi State (No. 12), Auburn (No. 13 and Georgia (No. 19) are also in the top 20.

Arkansas has won 13 SEC triple crowns since joining the conference. The last came in 2007-08 under former coach John McDonnell.

Case said accomplishing it won’t be easy this weekend. But the staff has had a simple message for athletes like Marek Niit, Caleb Cross, Duncan Phillips, Akheem Gauntlett and Andrew Irwin.

“Go do your thing,” Case said. “Score your points that you can score. You don’t have to go crazy and do anything that you’re not capable of doing. ... If we go in and do our thing we have a very good opportunity to win this meet.”

Arkansas hopes the end result will be another conference championship. And the program’s first SEC triple crown under Bucknam.

“We would feel great about that,” Case said. “And I think the University of Arkansas and the athletic department and everyone would feel good about that happening. So it’s a focus for us.

“We have talked about it. We’re going to go guns blazing and try and do it.”

Women in Baton Rouge, too

Arkansas women’s track coach Lance Harter needed one word to describe what it will take for his team to win the conference title this weekend.

“Perfection,” Harter said.

Harter believes it’s possible, though, saying his 11-ranked Razorbacks will be in a three-team race with No. 2 Florida and No. 4 LSU for the SEC women’s championship. Arkansas has three SEC Outdoor championships, which includes its first team title in Baton Rouge in 2000.

Harter is confident his team will score plenty in the pole vault, heptathlon, and sprints to challenge Florida and LSU. But Harter said his distance team will be key to Arkansas’ success.

“Our young distance runners are going to be truly tested,” Harter said.

Tennis in California

The Arkansas women’s tennis team is playing in a four-team NCAA Regional headed by top-ranked UCLA (21-2). But coach Michael Hegarty doesn’t want his team can’t be consumed by the Bruins yet.

The No. 2 seed has to get past No. 3 Long Beach State (18-5) in its first round match Friday.

“We’ve got our hands full in the first round and that’s all we’re worried about,” Hegarty said of the Big West Conference champions.

Arkansas, which is led by seniors Emily Carbone, Kate Lukomskaya and Stephanie Roy, is in the NCAA field for the fifth straight season. The winner of Friday’s match will advance to play the UCLA/Eastern Kentucky match on Saturday.

“We start off the beginning of the season hoping this is where we’re going to be this time of year,” Hegarty said of the NCAA field. “Nothing is ever guaranteed so we’re extremely proud of the performances that got us to this place.”

Golf at NCAAs

The Arkansas women’s golf team will open play in the NCAA Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio today. The three-round event will help set the field for the NCAA Championships on May 23.

Arkansas tees off at 8 a.m. along with Florida State and Purdue. The 24-team field includes sixth other SEC teams. The top eight teams at the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships.

“The field is a tough one,” Arkansas coach Shauna Estes-Taylor said in a press release. “There are seven SEC teams there and we saw how tough it was at our championship. ....

“We are looking forward to the next opportunity to accomplish some of our goals.”